Road repairs quickly draining coffers

July 29, 2009|American News Photo by John Davis

Brown County Highway Department employee Ben Hofer uses a backhoe to cover a newly installed culvert on County Road 9 on Tuesday. The department is going through its $6 million budget fast due to a variety factors, including considerable flooding that has damaged roads in the county. Find the full story online at www.aberdeennews.com or in Wednesday's print edition of the American News.